By Nanteza Ruth Walusimbi
NATIONAL
High Court Judge, Simon Peter Kinobe on Monday 9th November gave a 3-weeks ultimatum to Security Chiefs both in Police and the Army to produce an investigation report on Sam Mugumya whereabouts; or wait to be held in contempt if the much needed report is not produced by 30th/November/2026.
The Judge is concerned that nearly two years after PFF activist’s alleged disappearance, the authorities are still exchanging communication about who is responsible for his whereabouts instead of providing answers.
Justice Kinobe who also demanded to be given names of individual officers, rather than dealing with institutions observed that the continued disappearance of Sam Mugumya is not merely a national concern but also a personal issue, saying any citizen could disappear without accountability.
It is against this background that Justice Kinobe tasked State Attorneys Matthew Muhwezi and Jackie Amusugut from the Attorney General’s Office to engage the concerned authorities and bring positive feedback on the 30th/November/2026.
The Judge’s outburst came during the hearing of Mugumya’s second habeas corpus application in which he learnt that the security chiefs had failed to comply with his earlier directive to investigate Mugumya’s disappearance and file a report detailing efforts to trace him.
Mugumya has reportedly been missing for one year and eight months now since his alleged abduction in August/ 2025.
According to the application, Mugumya was allegedly abducted by armed men in Mbarara in August 2025, bundled into a vehicle and taken to an undisclosed location.
His lawyers, Kato Tumusiime and Kakuru Tumusiime, contend that he has since been held incommunicado at the Special Forces Command facility at Kasenyi Barracks without access to his family, lawyers or personal physician or being produced before a competent court.
Earlier the judge had ordered that the security forces investigate and produce the person who recorded and posted a video on social media allegedly showing missing Mugumya in a frail state.
